This is Volume 1 showing the first 250 photographs from a very exciting collection of photos taken by many Allied servicemen during the Normandy Campaign of the Summer of 1944. Following the D-Day Landings on 6th June 1944, the Allies attempted to breakout from the bridghead throughout June. The Americans drove up the Cotentin peninsula towards Cherbourg and then across through into Brittany. Many of the photos show the devestation of battle of just the ordinary little villages that were destroyed in the name of the Liberation. If you are a military vehicle enthusiast who owns and loves their Jeeps, Dodges and Jimmies, then see your vehicle in it’s environment. Who knows maybe your actual vehicle may be in one of the photos. Looking at many of the photos the Summer of ’44 looked pretty dry and dusty, with many vehicles covered in a light dust. Again a useful observation for model makers amongst us.
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Humber Snipe Heavy Utility (NBP 91) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 645 |
Eastern Front Collection 241 |
Austin K2 Ambulance (ASV 146) |
Scammell Commander Tractor (52 KB 3 |
US 130 Engineer Brigade |
Eastern Front Collection 1449 |
Eastern Front Collection 353 |
Leyland Daf 8x8 Drops (77 KH 79) |
Eastern Front Collection 1188 |
GMC 353 DUKW 6x6 Cargo (GHO 44 N) 2 |
Valentines on Exercise in the Snow |
HAC (Honourable Artillery Company) |
Morris C4 15cwt GS (MDO 106) |
Normandy 1944 Collection 790 |
GMC 353 CCKW 6x6 Cargo (SVS 341) |
Bedford MWC Water Tanker(Q 267 NTR) |
Bedford QLD 3Ton Van Body (DFP 407) |
Eastern Front Collection 796 |
AEC Mercury 4x2 Tractor (70 AN 12) |